Russian invaders plan to hold a so-called "referendum" on 1 May 2022 in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. And during 2-10 May 2022 - to conduct a "census."
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Locals are banned from moving between municipalities. Besides, the russian occupiers announced the mobilization of men in the region.
The situation in other areas as of 18.00 on 21 April 2022 is as follows:
In the Volyn, Polissia, and Siversk areas, the Rosarmia did not take active actions. At the same time, the Ukrainians recorded a significant reduction in the movement intensity of russian military equipment convoys on the territory of Belarus.
In the Slobozhanshchyna area, Kharkiv remains partially blocked, and russian artillery shelling destroys the city's infrastructure. In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kharkiv region, the occupying forces prohibit the locals from moving to the territory controlled by the Defense Forces of Ukraine. The russian invaders also blocked the delivery of Ukrainian humanitarian aid.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya areas, russia tried to take complete control over Mariupol. The occupiers continued to launch airstrikes and assault "Azovstal."
In the Pivdennyi Buh area, the russian occupiers keep shelling Mykolaiv.
"The enemy continues to suffer significant losses in personnel and military equipment. According to updated data, the defenders of Ukraine eliminated the commander of the First Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Second Motorized Rifle Division of the First Tank Army of the Western Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Denys Mezhuiev. Another two officers of the same unit, Colonel Kharytonov, and Lieutenant Colonel Smyrnov, were severely wounded and are being treated in Moscow, "- informed the General Staff.
According to the Ukrainian command, the occupiers are demoralized by the forced mobilization in unrecognized territorial formations of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The situation is also affected by poor nutrition and low financial and material support of personnel who arrived to replenish regular units of the russian federation.
The Ukrainian intelligence already reported that the russian federation plans to hold forced mobilization in the occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
According to Advisor to Mariupol City Mayor Petro Andriushchenko, although Putin ordered Shoihu "not to assault" the Mariupol industrial zone, the Russian army is bombing "Azovstal."